The objection this week by Irion County Clerk Molly Criner to last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide is detailed in a statement she crafted titled "Declaration of obedience to law and defense of natural marriage." ...

A gay couple has received a marriage license after filing a federal lawsuit against a North Texas county clerk who previously cited her religious opposition to same-sex marriage in denying the license.
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The order clears one of the final procedural roadblocks in the cases from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, which had been pending before the New Orleans-based court. The 5th Circuit had heard arguments in the appeals, but hadn't ruled.
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